# Copper (HS4 7403) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Copper at HS4 7403, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The copper subsector recorded $100.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +19.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $100.4B |
| Latest annual change | +19.8% |
| Active exporters | 156 |
| Active importers | 182 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $14.2B | 1,640 | 7 |
| 1996 | $12.8B | 1,659 | 7 |
| 1997 | $13.3B | 1,654 | 7 |
| 1998 | $11.0B | 1,646 | 7 |
| 1999 | $10.7B | 1,798 | 7 |
| 2000 | $13.0B | 1,995 | 7 |
| 2001 | $12.1B | 2,085 | 7 |
| 2002 | $11.7B | 2,100 | 7 |
| 2003 | $12.8B | 2,170 | 7 |
| 2004 | $21.0B | 2,177 | 7 |
| 2005 | $27.7B | 2,407 | 7 |
| 2006 | $50.7B | 2,395 | 7 |
| 2007 | $57.2B | 2,486 | 7 |
| 2008 | $56.5B | 2,549 | 7 |
| 2009 | $45.7B | 2,569 | 7 |
| 2010 | $68.6B | 2,611 | 7 |
| 2011 | $81.3B | 2,677 | 7 |
| 2012 | $76.8B | 2,764 | 7 |
| 2013 | $72.3B | 2,736 | 7 |
| 2014 | $69.4B | 2,853 | 7 |
| 2015 | $59.8B | 2,935 | 7 |
| 2016 | $54.1B | 2,761 | 7 |
| 2017 | $62.9B | 2,751 | 7 |
| 2018 | $68.7B | 2,774 | 7 |
| 2019 | $60.6B | 2,726 | 7 |
| 2020 | $66.2B | 2,665 | 7 |
| 2021 | $94.3B | 2,786 | 7 |
| 2022 | $90.0B | 2,817 | 7 |
| 2023 | $89.3B | 2,888 | 7 |
| 2024 | $100.4B | 2,964 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- Democratic Republic of the Congo to China: $11.3B; growth +35.4%.
- Chile to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $5.9B; growth -0.9%.
- Chile to China: $4.8B; growth -10%.
- Kazakhstan to China: $2.6B; growth +3.7%.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Rep. of Tanzania: $2.4B; growth +9.2%.
- Japan to China: $2.2B; growth +5.6%.
- Russia to China: $2.2B; growth -8.1%.
- Chile to Brazil: $2.1B; growth +4.2%.
- Congo, Rep. of the to United Arab Emirates: $2.1B; growth +12%.
- China to Taiwan: $1.8B; growth +47.7%.

## HS6 products

- Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes (HS6 740311)
- Copper: refined, unwrought, wire-bars (HS6 740312)
- Copper: refined, unwrought, billets (HS6 740313)
- Copper: refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1 (HS6 740319)
- Copper: copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought (HS6 740321)
- Copper: copper-tin base alloys (bronze) unwrought (HS6 740322)
- Copper: copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) unwrought (HS6 740323)
- Copper: copper alloys n.e.s. in heading no. 7403 (other than master alloys of heading no. 7405) (HS6 740329)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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